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If you were camping with your family, saw a bear around your child’s tent, and had a gun, would you shoot it?
I purposely did not express any opinion in this question. Please don’t make assumptions about how I feel about the topic.
I am merely attempting to get your opinion with regard to the question . . .not me. I am specifically interested in people’s reactions to a bear; not a mountain lion, squirrel, snake, or badger, OK?
Just because the bear is sniffing around is not reason enough to justify shooting it. If it was actively trying to get inside the tent then maybe, after firing a warning shot while shouting and running up to the bear, to see if it might run off, which it most likely would, and then and only then if it continues to invade the tent or charges you should you shoot, and only if it’s a grizzly bear, because a black bear almost never finishes a charge, it’s always a bluff.
I also suggest this wouldn’t happen unless your kid had food or other smelly items inside his tent and you should be more conscientious about teaching him how to properly store food, hanging, boxes, or canisters.
And yes, I do have a kid and I take him backpacking and hiking all the time in bear country (High Sierra) and we’ve never had an encounter such as you envision with a bear. Why don’t you ask if I’d shoot a mountain lion or kill a rattlesnake near my kid, yes to both. Black bears are mostly harmless by comparison. Are you going to shoot a bison nosing around your kids tent in Yellowstone?
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